CVE-2022-28201: Medium severity MediaWiki MediaWiki vulnerability

Published Sep 19, 2022
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Updated

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. Users with the editinterface permission can trigger infinite recursion, because a bare local interwiki is mishandled for the mainpage message.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
MediaWiki MediaWiki<1.35.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki>=1.36.0<1.36.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki>=1.37.0<1.37.2
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
debian/mediawiki<1:1.35.6-1
1:1.35.6-1
debian/mediawiki<1:1.35.6-1
1:1.35.6-1
debian/mediawiki<1:1.35.6-1
1:1.35.6-1
debian/mediawiki
1:1.39.17-1+deb12u21:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u11:1.43.11+dfsg-3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/mediawiki to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2Fixed in 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1Fixed in 1:1.43.11+dfsg-3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/mediawiki to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:1.35.6-1

Event History

Sep 19, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-28201?

The severity of CVE-2022-28201 is medium with a severity value of 4.4.

2

How does CVE-2022-28201 affect MediaWiki?

CVE-2022-28201 affects MediaWiki versions before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2022-28201?

Users of MediaWiki versions before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2 are affected by CVE-2022-28201.

4

How can CVE-2022-28201 be exploited?

The vulnerability can be exploited by users with the editinterface permission by triggering infinite recursion using a bare local interwiki for the mainpage message.

5

Are there any fixes available for CVE-2022-28201?

Yes, updates to MediaWiki versions 1.35.6, 1.36.4, and 1.37.2 have been released to fix CVE-2022-28201.

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